
Tara Patock
CFA, Portfolio Specialist

About Tara
Tara Patock, CFA, is a portfolio specialist for William Blair’s U.S. growth and core equity strategies. She is also a member of the ESG leadership team for William Blair Investment Management. Before joining the firm in 2013, she was a consultant with Pavilion Advisory Group. Before joining Pavilion, she was a registered sales associate with Oppenheimer & Co.
Tara is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Chicago. In addition, she holds the SASB Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) credential. Tara received a B.B.A., summa cum laude, in economics and finance from Loyola University Chicago and an M.B.A., with honors, from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.
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